A review by mercipourleslivres
Find Layla by Meg Elison

3.0

The descriptions of child neglect and hoarding were spot on, and the mom was a total witch. That said the novel(la?) had its issues. I couldn’t buy any of the peer relationships Layla had. Kristi wasn’t really her friend, Jane was a one note bully, and the rest of the classmates and adults had as much personality and character as a stadium full of cardboard cut outs.

I’m thinking this was a short story that was expanded into a novel but wasn’t fully fleshed out enough.

Also, the prominent use of of Twitter / tweeting seemed a bit dated. Aren’t all the kids on tiktok now?